2. Build & Design

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In the step Build & Design Landing Page, you create the content of the landing page. You write the HTML code, use the graphical HTML editor, or import existing HTML. With personalization and Mapp Engage Variables, you can show contact-specific content. See Personalize a Landing Page.

To collect data from visitors, for example newsletter subscriptions, add a web form. See Create Web Forms for Landing Pages.

Note

To store form input in a custom attribute, the name of the form field needs the prefix namedattr_, for example namedattr_contact_nickname.


Content > Landing Pages, then click Create or open a landing page with Edit, and click Next.


Functions

Function

Description

Personalization

Opens a sidebar to insert personalization placeholders and rules.

Mapp Engage Variables

Opens a sidebar to insert variables. In landing pages, only the categories Landing Pages and Content / Attachment are available. See Mapp Engage Variables.

Import HTML

Imports HTML content from your computer or from the Content Store.

Preview Landing Page

Opens a preview in a new window. See Landing Page Preview.

HTML-Code / HTML-Editor

Switches between the code editor and the graphical HTML editor. Both show the same content.

Advanced Options

Shows the drop-down list Character Set. The character set you select here overrides the one in the HTML code.


HTML Code

The code editor shows line numbers and color coding. HTML errors, such as missing closing tags, are shown in red.

Button

Description

Minimize

Removes line breaks and indentation to reduce the size of the page.

Auto Indent

Puts each tag on its own line and indents the code.

↑ / ↓

Jump to the previous or next personalization placeholder or variable (<% %>) in the code.


HTML Editor

The graphical HTML editor lets you build a landing page without HTML knowledge. The content looks almost as it does for visitors. The toolbar contains the usual functions for text formatting, lists, alignment, links, images, and tables. To see the name of a button, move the mouse over it. Images can come from the Content Store, see Use a Content Store Element in an Email.

These buttons are less obvious:

Button

Description

Anchor (bookmark icon)

Inserts an anchor for links within the page.

Word Count (123 abc)

Shows the number of words and characters.

Show Invisible Characters (¶)

Shows spaces and line breaks.

Show Blocks (dotted ¶)

Outlines blocks such as paragraphs.

Insert Date/Time (clock)

Inserts the current date or time.

Help (?)

Shows the keyboard shortcuts of the editor. You can also press Alt+0 (Mac: Option+0).

Note

Image maps are no longer available. To make an image clickable, select the image and add a link.

To continue, click Next. See 3. Publishing Options.